Axe Blade
Description
Object Label: The decoration of this ax blade consists of a graceful ibex lowering Its head to eat. Executed in an openwork technique, the blade would have broken if used to deliver a blow. In all probability, it functioned in a funerary or cultic ceremony in which its use was purely symbolic. Caption: Axe Blade, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 3/8 × 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (8.6 × 0.3 × 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 66.171.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A metal artifact depicting a ram within a rectangular frame.
The artifact is a rectangular-shaped metal object featuring a ram in bas-relief. The style suggests intricate metalwork typical of ancient Egyptian art, possibly used as a part of a larger decorative or ceremonial object. The ram is depicted in profile, enclosed within the frame, and exhibits worn, corroded texture indicative of age.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 66.171.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3749 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.